Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 80: what you’re looking at

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82 THE FOREST MONSTER. _ their retreat ni becner omtaggneipeny, Seaacetp lien would be speedily made known. Hammond was so Well-bred, and so thosoushiy self-possessed, that he made an easy matter 0 of what would have been almost: insuperable to another, nae gracefully and in good terms he came to the “ Friends,” said he, looking round in their faces with a smile, “ you are hunters and | trappers by profession, but you: came here in search of gold—” “ And found it,” interrupted Black Tom: - _“ Yes; L know you stumbled upom a nice little aie a doubtless you all believe there is plenty more of Seen tion.” bhivow.. “ Yis,” cuneecnde ‘Deday, with a significance which the speaker did not get. “ Well, you are right,” added Hammond, with great earnest- ness; “ there is enough gold within your reach to make yow ah miche ind f DAypgeheens Gorpee Sate. wepeunthere to find it.” He paused and looked at them, and they at each other, but never a syllable was uttered. . ..“ Now,” he resumed, “it may seem that Iam not. ethirely: unselfish in this matter. There is a young lady among the In} dian tribe near at hand, who has consented to accompany me home, and to become my wife. It was not gold that brought me here—it was she; and,” said Hammond, his face aglow with pleasure, “I have obtained her. Well, we are to start eastward, on our horses, never to return here. You know, as Well. Sark Ae PRR Sete timadencnaey satiate eer that reason I wish your company”) oss) os . *But how kin we go without the spondulicks ?” salen Black Tom. “I don’t wish you to do so, and therefore I am going to pennies, Ae ence abiining iol *Memete ponent aha few hours.” Tige tgou orf. a! «Would you. hard told us ef it hadn't been eearutabtadions totale core:af yemelll and seak Bi‘snitsl eld Gretta, with <edew siderable bluntness. “Tt is not I that wish to. be: iprbtetted:anid taken care of, but Lar ra, the lady who accompanies me ; put Iwill answer commiclooolks. conn